US President Barack Obama sent Afghan President Hamid Karzai a letter of apology over the burning of copies of the Koran overseen by a US officer at a US military base, Karzai's office said Thursday.

Obama said the incident was unintentional and pledged a full investigation, the president's office said, as fierce anti-US protests swept the nation in which at least 14 people have died, including two American soldiers.

"I wish to express my deep regret for the reported incident," Obama wrote in the letter presented to Karzai by US ambassador Ryan Crocker. "I extend to you and the Afghan people my sincere apologies."

"The error was inadvertent; I assure you that we will take the appropriate steps to avoid any recurrence, to include holding accountable those responsible," the letter said.

Karzai told members of parliament that a US officer was responsible for the burning that was done "out of ignorance", his office said.

The incident at the US military base at Bagram north of Kabul sparked three days of fierce anti-US protests in which at least 12 protesters were killed.

Two American soldiers also died when an Afghan army colleague turned his weapon on them as demonstrators approached a US base in eastern Nangarhar province Thursday, the military and officials

CNN) — Military personnel threw away, and ultimately burned, confiscated Bibles that were printed in the two most common Afghan languages amid concern they would be used to try to convert Afghans, a Defense Department spokesman said Tuesday.

March 3, 2009

The unsolicited Bibles sent by a church in the United States were confiscated about a year ago at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan because military rules forbid troops of any religion from proselytizing while deployed there, Lt. Col. Mark Wright said.

Such religious outreach can endanger American troops and civilians in the devoutly Muslim nation, Wright said.

“The decision was made that it was a ‘force protection’ measure to throw them away, because, if they did get out, it could be perceived by Afghans that the U.S. government or the U.S. military was trying to convert Muslims,” Wright told CNN on Tuesday.

Troops at posts in war zones are required to burn their trash, Wright said.

The Bibles were written in the languages Pashto and Dari.

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posted on 02/23/2012 7:01:49 AM PST
by ThomasMore
(Islam is the Whore of Babylon!)

Heard that those korans were desicrated anyways, because they were used to pass along messages by enemy combatants in military prison, according to an interview of Andrew McCathary by the local conservative talkradio show host whose name is part of my tagline.

Now if he ordered them to act against their religion and eat bacon he might have something to apologize for... Ahhhh come to think of it he didn’t have any problem ordering catholics and christians to act against their faith in the contraception abortion matter. Did he apologize for that?

Just wondering...

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posted on 02/23/2012 7:12:28 AM PST
by Breto
(The Establishment party is killing our country)

Yep ... same situation with these Korans. There were messages left in them that could have brought danger to our troops so in the efforts for safety, they were removed and were to be disposed of. And keep with standards, all trash is to be burned. And our dear leader apologized for it?!

You do mean Obama, don't you? Our first Muslim President said he would side with the Muslims, don't you remember that?

Not exactly. Bush was complicit too. Just look at Gitmo. It has become a Madrassa, with the most radical inmates setting the policy. US Soldiers have to hold the Koran wearing white gloves, as they are "infidels." All meals there are strictly Halal. All accomodation is given to prayer times, etc...

This sort of thing used to annoy me, but then I realized that Democrat apologies to anyone, “on behalf” of anyone—especially the United States, and on any subject are empty and meaningless.

They don’t mean it. They don’t care. It is like a painted cardboard sign of a man with the caption “Have a Nice Day!!!”

Whatever.

But it has gone even beyond that. If you think about it, when a Democrat apologizes, he does it as an *insult* to the offended party. He is *enjoying* the offense.

It’s like a little boy who calls somebody “ugly and stupid!”, and when their mother grabs their ear and tells them to apologize, they say “I’m sorry—that you’re ugly and stupid!”

So what is Obama really saying?

“You’re a bunch of ignorant savages that worship a primitive mud god and are only offended because someone has thrown a few coins at you and told you to form a rent-a-mob to scream at the Americans, and given you an American flag to burn.

“I am going to pretend to give a ****, because I know that American soldiers are kicking the snot out of you primitives, and will continue to do so, so all you can do kick up dirt like a pack of baboons and screech about how offended your mud god is and how he’s going to smite us, etc. The usual meaningless crapola.

“So on behalf of all Americans, I would like to say we’re sorry for having desecrated your beloved and truly sacred book. Have a nice day.”

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